Mar 4, 2026 · A forum for discussion about aviation incidents and accidents. Please include the date location, and aircraft type in the title to avoid duplicate threads.

Jun 7, 2008 · As most of you are aware, I do a lot of Homebuilt accident statistical analyses, using the NTSB accident database. As part of that, I occasionally use the same processes to look at particular …

Jun 7, 2008 · I computed a fleet size for each aircraft based on the January 1 2017 FAA registration database, computed the annual number of accidents, then divided the number of accidents by the …

Aug 8, 2018 · Not of production aircraft. I ran my homebuilt accident database to extract the tailwheel Kitfox accidents.... [Edit: These are the percentage of pilot miscontrol accidents, not the percentage …

Nov 18, 2019 · Accident Sling Aircraft TSi N135WT, Monday 25 September 2023 The pilot and passenger departed on a local flight and were returning to land when the accident occurred. While on …

Nov 29, 2017 · Was working for me yesterday. Was researching accidents for a specific aircraft type and found the content I sought there.

Sep 4, 2021 · It's not a coincidence that the largest aircraft accident in history, 583 lives lost, was caused by arrogance. There's also a difference between being in an accident, and being at fault. Much of …

Mar 4, 2020 · How do these statistics compare to certified GA aircraft? Don't have statistics for the overall fleet, but have looked at the Cessna 172. Its overall rate of loss-of-power accidents is about …

Sep 28, 2022 · * talented amateur: ~60 articles assessing the causes of homebuilt accidents, instructor at a DOT training course for experimental aircraft accident investigators.

Dec 21, 2016 · Obviously, fixed-wing aircraft don't have this issue. On the positive side, much fewer gyro accidents seem to be related to power failure. About a third of fixed-wing EAB accidents start with …